Kati Lehtonen

Kati Lehtonen (née Pulkkinen, born 6 April 1975) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 16th in two events (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 30 km) at those same championships.

Kati Lehtonen
Country	Finland
Born	(1975-04-06) 6 April 1975 Sulkava, Finland
Ski club	Sulkavan Urheilijat -41
World Cup career
Seasons	4 – (1995–1998)
Indiv. starts	34
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	14
Team podiums	3
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (24th in 1996)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Representing Finland Women's cross-country skiing World Championships 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay

Lehtonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 51st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Nagano in 1998. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1997.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

Year	Age	5 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1998	22	57	—	51	—	—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1997	21	25	19	16	16	Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Long Distance	Sprint
1995	19	58	—	—
1996	20	24	—	—
1997	21	37	36	56
1998	22	54	NC	47

Team podiums

• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1995–96	17 March 1996	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Kittilä
2	1996–97	28 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Salonen
3		9 March 1997	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Pyykkönen / Sirviö / Salonen

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

External links

• Kati Lehtonen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation